State and Local Government
Additional Activities

• Invite a lawyer to speak to your class about courtroom procedures.
• Create an illustrated flow chart on criminal court room procedures.
• Research important issues in Virginia.
• Conduct a mock trial.
• Watch a video of a Board of Supervisor or city council meeting.
• Simulate a meeting of a County Board of Supervisors or City Council.
• Take a field trip to the county courthouse and observe an actual trial.